books.google.com.au - Samuel F.B. Morse's invention of the telegraph marked a new era in communication. For the first time, people were able to communicate quickly from great distances. The genesis of Morse's invention is covered in detail, starting in 1832, along with the establishment of the first transcontinental...https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Telegraph.html?id=pzkZPIXm89UC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Telegraph